Revising Ebay Feedback

This is on the verge of extortion.

If that is the way you choose to see it ... as Dr. Ruth might say, "Have fun with it."

I'm going to guess they want you to revise your feedback and they just won't send you any more money. Once that happens there is not much you can do.

You're not sure if it's ethical or not?

I think the only ethical way to revise is make it positive, with the comment that "My transaction was negative, but they paid me $20 to leave positive feedback, so I did."

I cannot see how this is "extortion." They are not in a superior position, using that position to obtain a benefit for themselves. They are in the weaker position, having received the negative feedback and not being able to do the same to you. Thus, if you were to request additional money then THAT, not what they have done, would technically be extortion since to extort one must be in the superior position.

What they are doing is trying to make you whole so that your transaction is not negative. If you receive all of your money back plus some additional funds for your trouble, does that not compensate you for what occurred and make the experience positive? In that instance, I see nothing wrong with revising the feedback. Mistakes happen, they let you know a mistake happened, they ultimately refunded all of your money and now want to give you more to make your experience positive so as to earn positive, not negative, feedback. What is wrong with that?

Having seen how Ebay has abused the entire feedback process, especially DSR's, to royally screw over what were otherwise good, honest sellers, I will never leave anyone a negative feedback unless they out and out steal from me, meaning, take my money and I get nothing in return.

I just purchased a beautiful "RJman" recommended leather jacket at an incredible price. The guy charged me $30 for "Expedited" shipping and then shipped it to me via Parcel Post at a cost of $15. He also waited two weeks to ship the item. In the end, I got it, told him that he seriously overcharged me on shipping and did not provide the service he indicated he would provide for that amount of money. I thought he would at least make the refund then, for fear of getting a negative, although I never threatened such and never would. He did not. I wrote him and told him he was lucky I was the buyer and not, well, one of you! I will not participate in Ebay's sham feedback system, period! So, I told him he would get no feedback from me since I was very happy with the item and the price I paid for the item, although not shipping, and I won't be Ebay's instrument of destruction for sellers.

Great bargains come from the small sellers who Ebay is trying to screw over for their profit. If buyers participate in Ebay's plot to ruin them so they can earn even higher profits for themselves, in the end, we lose out as these Sellers will not be able to offer their items at current prices.

Beyond that, and if for no other reason than to screw Ebay, I would take this guys money and give him the positive feedback. FFFF Ebay!

Who said I was talking about the seller?

You know, I went back and re-read your remark and what you quoted and must stand corrected. It does appear that you imply bargaining for more money than they have offered would be extortion. If that is what you meant then you are certainly correct.

They are trying to satisfy you as a customer. Negative feedback really really hurts eBay sellers.

If the extra $20 satisfies you, then take it and revise. If you really really want to hurt them, then don't revise, but don't take the money.

If feel like you deserve more than $30 discount to be satisfied, then tell them that.

As an eBay seller myself, I don't oversell. I don't want these situations to ever come up.

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